Le Pen’s immunity revoked in EU parliament over defamation case

‘The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been stripped of her immunity from prosecution in the European Parliament as she faces a legal challenge back home just ahead of the second round of parliamentary election.
The EU parliament revoked Le Pen’s immunity in a vote on Thursday, allowing prosecutors in France to examine a lawsuit against her by center-right mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi. Le Pen had accused him of cooperating with terrorist elements.
The European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs recommended earlier this week that Le Pen’s immunity should be lifted over allegations against Estrosi, saying those remarks were not made in the course of her duties as an MEP. The committee also ruled that the demand for stripping Le Pen of her immunity had not been made to damage her politically.’
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